After my last post ages ago I wanted to write an entry called ‘The Horrors of Juba’. At the end of my last trip I tried to track down 11-year old girls who have become sex workers. And I was successful. I found a few of them in a massive compound with iron sheet barracks [...]
Posts Tagged ‘South Sudan’
Spectacular arrival and an even more spectacular stay in Juba
Finally a message from dry and extremely hot Juba! Tomorrow we will already be moving on to Rumbek (by bus if you can believe it!), and even though we’ve only been in Juba for a short while, so much has happened! On the plane from Kampala and Juba I recognized a few important South Sudanese [...]
Local Peacebuilding Initiatives in South Sudan
In less than 36 hours I will be leaving for South Sudan, although I will spend some time in Uganda first in order to get a visa. In Sudan, I will be visiting an organic farm project set up by Women for Women International for women victims of war. The aim of this programme is [...]